Cornal Hendricks
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
18 April 1988 Paarl, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Weight | 90 kg (14 st 2 lb) | ||
| School(s) attended | Bergrivier High School, Wellington | ||
| Club information | |||
| Playing position | Wing | ||
| Current club | Western Province / Stormers | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2008 | Boland Cavaliers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Pts)† |
| 2008–2012 | Boland Cavaliers | 68 | (135) |
| 2014–2015 | Cheetahs | 27 | (55) |
| 2014–2015 | Free State Cheetahs | 1 | (0) |
| 2016–present | Stormers | 0 | (0) |
| Representative team(s)‡ | |||
| 2012–present | South Africa Sevens | () | |
| 2012 | South African Barbarians (South) | 1 | (0) |
| 2014–present | South Africa | 12 | (25) |
| 2014 | Springbok XV | 1 | (0) |
|
* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 18 October 2015. | |||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's rugby sevens | ||
Representing  South Africa | ||
| World Games | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2013 Cali | Team |
| Commonwealth Games | ||
| | 2014 Glasgow | Team |
Cornal Hendricks (born 18 April 1988) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the Stormers.[1] His usual position is wing.
Career
Boland Cavaliers
He represented local team Boland Cavaliers through various underage competitions and graduated to the first team.
He made his first team debut for Boland against the Free State Cheetahs in the 2008 Currie Cup Premier Division season.[2] He remained a first team regular for them over the next five seasons.
Cheetahs / Free State Cheetahs
He signed a contract with the Cheetahs to join them for the 2014 season,[3] having previously agreed a deal with them for 2013,[4] but failed to play for them in 2013 due to his South Africa Sevens commitments.
He was included in the Cheetahs squad for the 2014 Super Rugby season[5] and made his debut – also scoring a try – in a 21–20 defeat to the Lions in Bloemfontein.[6][7]
Stormers / Western Province
He returned to the Western Cape for the 2016 season, signing a two-year deal with Western Province and the Stormers.[8]
Representative rugby
He was also a member of the South Africa Sevens team during the 2011–12 and 2012–13 IRB Sevens World Series.[9] In 2013, he was included in the squad for the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens.[10]
In May 2014, Hendricks was one of eight uncapped players that were called up to a Springbok training camp prior to the 2014 mid-year rugby union tests.[11]
He made his debut on 14 June 2014 for the Springboks against Wales in Durban.
Springbok statistics
Test Match Record
| Against | Pld | W | D | L | Tri | Con | Pen | DG | Pts | %Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Argentina | | | | | | | | | | |
 Australia | | | | | | | | | | |
 Ireland | | | | | | | | | | |
 New Zealand | | | | | | | | | | |
 Scotland | | | | | | | | | | |
 Wales | | | | | | | | | | |
| Total | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 63.64 |
Pld = Games Played, W = Games Won, D = Games Drawn, L = Games Lost, Tri = Tries Scored, Con = Conversions, Pen = Penalties, DG = Drop Goals, Pts = Points Scored
International Tries
| Try | Opposing team | Location | Venue | Competition | Date | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wales | Durban, South Africa | Kings Park | Mid-year rugby test series | 14 June 2014 | Won 38-16 |
| 2 | Wales | Nelspruit, South Africa | Mbombela Stadium | Mid-year rugby test series | 21 June 2014 | Won 31-30 |
| 3 | Argentina | Salta, Argentina | Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena | 2014 Rugby Championship | 23 August 2014 | Won 33-31 |
| 4 | Australia | Perth, Australia | Patersons Stadium | 2014 Rugby Championship | 6 September 2014 | Lost 23-24 |
| 5 | New Zealand | Wellington, New Zealand | Westpac Stadium | 2014 Rugby Championship | 13 September 2014 | Lost 10-14 |
References
- ↑ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Cornal Hendricks". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Boland Kavaliers 10-15 Vodacom FS Cheetahs". South African Rugby Union. 2 August 2008. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
- ↑ "Blitsbok Hendricks word Cheetah". Media24 (in Afrikaans). Beeld. 23 October 2013. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
- ↑ "Al die Cheetah-aanwinste". suparugby.com. 30 August 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
- ↑ "Toyota Cheetahs kondig groep aan vir 2014 Vodacom SupeRugby seisoen" (Press release) (in Afrikaans). Cheetahs. 7 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
- ↑ "Match Centre: Cheetahs v Lions". SANZAR. 15 February 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
- ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Toyota Cheetahs 20-21 Lions". South African Rugby Union. 15 February 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
- ↑ "Bok Cornal also signs for WP". SuperSport. 15 July 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
- ↑ "Two new caps in SA squad for Gold Coast Sevens". South African Rugby Union. 4 October 2012. Archived from the original on 6 June 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
- ↑ "Kyle Brown back to command Springbok Sevens for Mission Moscow". South African Rugby Union. 20 June 2013. Archived from the original on 6 June 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
- ↑ "Springbok training squad for Durban camp named". South African Rugby Union. 19 May 2014. Archived from the original on 6 June 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.